Protein dynamics and function: Insights from the energy landscape and solvent slaving

IUBMB Life

Volumn 59, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 506-512

  Frauenfelder, Hans ^a   Fenimore, Paul W ^a   Young, Robert D ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation space; Energy landscape; Protein motions

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT;

DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOLECULAR MODEL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SOLVENTS;

EID: 34547949340     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540701194113     Document Type: Review

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